Direct linkERIC Number: EJ710538
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Feb
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-6439
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Balancing on the Edge: An Approach to Leadership and Resiliency that Combines Rock Climbing with Four Key Touch Points
Winkler, Harold E.
School Administrator, v62 n2 p20 Feb 2005
In this article, the author compares leadership and resiliency with rock climbing. It describes the author's personal experience on a rock climbing adventure with his family and how it required application of similar elements as that of leadership and resiliency. The article contains the following sections: (1) Being Resilient; (2) Points of Balance; (3) Over the Cliff; (4) Triple Shocks; (5) Applying the Rules; and (6) Restoring Balance.
Descriptors: School Districts, Academic Achievement, Leadership, Personality, Superintendents, Recreational Activities, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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